Yamato polity

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ancient Japanese political entity early Japanese state historical polity

The Yamato polity was an early Japanese state centered in the Yamato region that unified local clans under a ruling dynasty and laid the foundations for the imperial institution.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Yamato dynasty	14
Asuka state	1
Imperial government of Japan	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Japanese political entity ⓘ early Japanese state ⓘ historical polity ⓘ
associatedPeriod	Yamato period ⓘ surface form: Asuka period Kofun period ⓘ
capital	Asuka ⓘ
centralAuthority	Tennō ⓘ surface form: Great King of Yamato early Japanese emperor ⓘ Ōkimi ⓘ
coreEthnicGroup	Yamato people ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
endTime	7th century ⓘ Yamato period ⓘ surface form: Asuka period
followedBy	Yamato polity self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Asuka state classical Japanese imperial state ⓘ
foundationFor	Imperial institution of Japan ⓘ Nara period ⓘ surface form: Ritsuryō state
governmentType	centralized chiefdom ⓘ clan-based confederation ⓘ monarchy ⓘ
influencedBy	Baekje ⓘ Sinosphere ⓘ surface form: Chinese civilization Goguryeo ⓘ Korean kingdoms ⓘ Silla ⓘ
knownFrom	Chinese historical records ⓘ Kojiki ⓘ Nihon Shoki ⓘ
language	Old Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ surface form: Kinai region Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Taika Reforms ⓘ adoption of Chinese-style bureaucracy ⓘ construction of keyhole-shaped kofun tombs ⓘ introduction of Buddhism to Japan ⓘ
politicalStructure	kabane hereditary title system ⓘ uji clan system ⓘ
precededBy	Jōmon period societies ⓘ Yayoi period chiefdoms ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
rulingDynasty	Yamato clan ⓘ surface form: Yamato dynasty
rulingHouse	Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
startTime	3rd century ⓘ Kofun period ⓘ
territorialExpansion	extension of influence over Kyushu ⓘ extension of influence over parts of Honshu ⓘ unification of local clans in central Japan ⓘ